... receiving humanitarian products such as medicines. Specifically, new financial sanctions on Iran – including a ban on the interaction with Iranian ‘blacklisted’ banks – are severely inhibiting the country’s ability to pay for essential humanitarian ...  |  read more...

... linen in Iran Overall market volume for bed linen in Iran Market value and volume for bed linen by type (bed linen of cotton, bed linen of man-made fibres, bed linen of crochet materials and ...  |  read more...

... was consumed by Iranian intellectuals before the revolution. Iran has been a major tea consumer for a century and this provided little opportunity for coffee to be discovered by consumers. However, in spite of the ...  |  read more...

... a considerable proportion of domestic needs are met by unpackaged products and illicit trade. Illicit trade has grown rapidly and was believed to have reached almost 60,000 tonnes in 2011. This has resulted in a ...  |  read more...

... products in Iran Overall market volume for starch products in Iran Market value and volume for starch products by type (maize oil, fructose, glucose, other sugar, dextrins and related, inulin, wheat starch, maize starch, potato ...  |  read more...

... second largest operator, had a strong Q411 with more than 1.3mn net additions, and updated info on its market share led us to revise our estimates for rival MCI, owned by incumbent operator TCI. We ...  |  read more...

... metal working machinery in Iran Overall market volume for metal working machinery in Iran Market value and volume for metal working machinery by type (boring machines, boring-milling machines, broaching machines, drilling machines, hydraulic presses, lathes, ...  |  read more...

... the Seoul Nuclear Summit, the Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Tehran in late March for meetings with his Iranian counterpart, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. His trip was interpreted as preparation for a make-or-break mid- April ...  |  read more...

... energy drinks as a way of increasing their efficiency and boosting their energy. Although the advertising of these products is forbidden, satellite television plays an important role in increasing consumer awareness. Euromonitor International's Sports and ...  |  read more...

... terms to reach per capita consumption of more than 42 litres in 2001. However, due to the emergence of new drinks which claim to have better health and wellness characteristics, like non-alcoholic beer and doogh, ...  |  read more...

... the development of a strong domestic autos industry. BMI sees plenty of growth and investment opportunities in Iran, highlighting the potential of the autos industry (alongside pharmaceuticals and telecoms) and explains why the autos sector ...  |  read more...

... In 2011 Iranian crude steel output grew 8.7% y-o-y, to 13.04mn tonnes, continuing the strong growth seen in the previous year. According to the Iranian government, in the first 11 months of the 2011/12 Iranian ...  |  read more...